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By Shalise Manza Young, Globe Staff

According to an NFL source, tight end Rob Gronkowski will undergo back surgery on Tuesday.

The diskectomy, the official name for the procedure to fix a herniated disk, will be performed in California by Dr. Robert Watkins, considered one of the best in the business when it comes to this particular surgery.

As is well known at this point, Tuesday's surgery will be the fifth Gronkowski has undergone since mid-November – he had to have his left forearm, initially broken against the Colts, operated on four times.